SmartThings Support

How can I invite members in the SmartThings app?

Invite family and friends to your Location in the SmartThings app and give them access to view and control your devices and Automations.

How to invite a member to share your Location

There are two methods to invite a member to share your Location–with their Samsung account ID or a QR code. Either way, the new member should first download the SmartThings app and sign up or log in with their Samsung account.

How to invite a member with their Samsung account ID:

From the Home screen, touch the Plus (+) icon and select Add member

Touch Samsung account

Enter the Samsung Account ID and touch Invite

The invited member will accept the invite on their mobile device with these steps:

Swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the notification for the invite OR Touch the invite on the app Home screen

Touch Accept

The invited member will now have access to the Location and associated devices and Automations.

How to invite a member with a QR code:

From the Home screen, touch the Plus (+) icon and select Add member

Touch QR code

The invited member will scan the QR code on their mobile device to accept the invite with these steps:

From the Home screen, select Menu () and touch Members

Select More Options () and touch Accept QR code invitation

Touch Allow to give SmartThings permission to take pictures

Point the phone's camera at the QR code. The app will automatically scan the code when it is in view of the target square

The invited member will now have access to the Location and associated devices and Automations.

How to view owners and members of a Location

From the Home screen, select Menu () and touch Members

The app will display the names of those who have access to the Location along with a designation as the owner or a member

Member permissions

Members have almost the same permissions to view and control the Location and associated devices and automations. Here are the exceptions:

Members cannot add or remove members

Members cannot delete a Location. They can only leave the Location and relinquish access

Members cannot delete devices that were added by the owner or other members. They can delete devices that they added to the Location from their account

How to remove a member from a Location

Only the owner of a Location can remove members from a Location in the SmartThings app.

From the Home screen, select Menu () and touch Members

Select More Options () and select Edit

Select the member(s)

Touch Remove

How to leave a Location as a member

Members cannot delete a Location in the SmartThings app, but they can leave a Location and relinquish access.

From the Home screen, select More Options () and touch Manage (Location name)